Course Name: Wireless Number Portability

 

Course Length: 2 days

 

Description: Number portability ensures that consumers will retain the same telephone number regardless of which telecommunications service provider - wireline or wireless - they choose. The course covers all number portability aspects, from a wireless services provider perspective, that you need to know to meet the current FCC requirements.  Each aspect, from how number portability works to how it is provisioned is explained.

 

What You Will Learn: In this course you will learn how to implement WNP.  In addition, you will learn what the FCC has mandated and what protocols and standards are being used.  Emphasis is placed on the various entities involved and the communication that must take place between them.  Number portability has an effect on services that rely on telephone numbers and this course addresses that.

 

Who Will Benefit From This Course: This course will be an invaluable tool for those individuals responsible for maintenance and surveillance of the voice or signaling network.  Others who could benefit would include planners, network or traffic engineers, dial administrators, sales representatives and interconnection specialists.

 

Course Outline:

 

·        Overview

ü      What is wireless number portability?

ü      How wireless number portability is accomplished

ü      Key players in number portability

ü      Differences between local and wireless number portability

·        Signaling Protocols

ü      Parameters used in trunk signaling

ü      Applications used to accomplish number portability

ü      Routing used for portability applications

ü      Examination of SS7 layers used to obtain routing information

 

·        Call Flow Scenarios

ü      Typical call flow scenarios

ü      Identification of NPDB and HLR query precedence

ü      Examination of SMS with number portability

ü      Routing Failure Scenarios

 

 

·        Operational Issues

ü      Provisioning process

ü      Impact of number portability on network elements

ü      Number pooling concepts

 

Exercises are provided throughout the course, re-enforcing a practical understanding of the material.

 

Course Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of mobile networks is helpful, but not required.